2023 captured
Autonomous work (2023)
In 2023, I decided to wrap up every month with one image related to a news topic.
SKILLS USED: concept development / styling / art direction / photography
In 2023, I decided to wrap up every month with one image related to a news topic.
SKILLS USED: concept development / styling / art direction / photography
January: This image is inspired by New Year's resolutions, such as Dry January. My New Year's resolution is to wrap up every month with an ‘image of the month‘, related to a news topic.
February: In February, a report on gas extraction and earthquakes in Groningen was being published. Many promises have been made by the government, but can the people of Groningen expect real improvements in damage repair and reinforcement of houses?
March: March was all about the Provincial Council and water board elections (in The Netherlands), with the question: who will be in charge? And who determines the course?
April: The price of eggs has risen sharply recently. Not only in the Netherlands, but also worldwide, consumers pay a historically high price, and have to deal with huge inflation, according to figures published in April.
May: “Humans doing the hard jobs on minimum wage while the robots write poetry and paint is not the future I wanted.” (Quote by Karl Sharro)
In May, the European Parliament started laying down rules for high-risk forms of AI with the AI Act. The group of concerned experts is increasing.
June: Concerts, dinners, performances, it seems like we have to make reservations for them earlier and earlier. There are restaurants that won't have room for another two years. According to figures from reservation platforms, published in June, we have been planning more ahead since the corona period. Bookdinners sees an increase of 39% this year compared to the same period last year.
July: In July, one heat record after another was broken as a result of the climate crisis. With this image of melting ice creams on a BBQ, I want to reflect on the idea that we place our polar ice caps on the coal ourselves.
August: In August, the world turned pink for a moment. Everywhere, there was attention for the film Barbie, partly due to major marketing campaigns. That led to a revival of the popularity of the doll and the color pink.
September: In September, climate activists from Extinction Rebellion made their voices heard with protests against fossil fuels. In doing so, they address their concerns for the future.
October: In October, the Roman Catholic Church held intensive meetings about church renewal for almost four weeks. With this Synod, Pope Francis hopes to modernise the conservative Church. For example, it was discussed how the Church should deal with people who feel excluded, such as LGBTQ people. The question is whether there will really be change, or whether it is just a facade.
November: In November, the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) became the largest political party in the Netherlands. But how free is the 'freedom' the PVV proclaims? The concept of freedom is in the name of the party, is depicted with a seagull in the logo, and the party says it wants to "fight for freedom". However, calling for division, and discriminating against people based on religion or background, isn't that diametrically opposed to freedom?
December: In the last year, social media catapulted the 'crompouce', a mix of a croissant and tompouce, into a culinary hype. The crompouce was even in the top 10 of most striking Dutch Google searches of 2023, Google announced this month. With this image of the month December, I tried to end the year in a lighthearted way.
February: In February, a report on gas extraction and earthquakes in Groningen was being published. Many promises have been made by the government, but can the people of Groningen expect real improvements in damage repair and reinforcement of houses?
March: March was all about the Provincial Council and water board elections (in The Netherlands), with the question: who will be in charge? And who determines the course?
April: The price of eggs has risen sharply recently. Not only in the Netherlands, but also worldwide, consumers pay a historically high price, and have to deal with huge inflation, according to figures published in April.
May: “Humans doing the hard jobs on minimum wage while the robots write poetry and paint is not the future I wanted.” (Quote by Karl Sharro)
In May, the European Parliament started laying down rules for high-risk forms of AI with the AI Act. The group of concerned experts is increasing.
June: Concerts, dinners, performances, it seems like we have to make reservations for them earlier and earlier. There are restaurants that won't have room for another two years. According to figures from reservation platforms, published in June, we have been planning more ahead since the corona period. Bookdinners sees an increase of 39% this year compared to the same period last year.
July: In July, one heat record after another was broken as a result of the climate crisis. With this image of melting ice creams on a BBQ, I want to reflect on the idea that we place our polar ice caps on the coal ourselves.
August: In August, the world turned pink for a moment. Everywhere, there was attention for the film Barbie, partly due to major marketing campaigns. That led to a revival of the popularity of the doll and the color pink.
September: In September, climate activists from Extinction Rebellion made their voices heard with protests against fossil fuels. In doing so, they address their concerns for the future.
October: In October, the Roman Catholic Church held intensive meetings about church renewal for almost four weeks. With this Synod, Pope Francis hopes to modernise the conservative Church. For example, it was discussed how the Church should deal with people who feel excluded, such as LGBTQ people. The question is whether there will really be change, or whether it is just a facade.
November: In November, the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) became the largest political party in the Netherlands. But how free is the 'freedom' the PVV proclaims? The concept of freedom is in the name of the party, is depicted with a seagull in the logo, and the party says it wants to "fight for freedom". However, calling for division, and discriminating against people based on religion or background, isn't that diametrically opposed to freedom?
December: In the last year, social media catapulted the 'crompouce', a mix of a croissant and tompouce, into a culinary hype. The crompouce was even in the top 10 of most striking Dutch Google searches of 2023, Google announced this month. With this image of the month December, I tried to end the year in a lighthearted way.